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BlueNalu's whole-muscle, cell-based yellowtail prepared in four different recipes (clockwise from top left): roasted butternut squash & yellowtail bisque, poke bowl, fish taco, and kimchi, in an undated photo.

San Diego Company Merges Food Science, Aquaculture To Make Fillets From Fish Cells

A San Diego aquaculture technology start-up is betting that Americans' love of seafood will extend to fish fillets grown from fish cells.

Dr. Kara Beasley protests the overturning of Roe vs. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court, in Denver, Colorado on June 24, 2022.

Doctors weren't considered in Dobbs, but now they're on abortion's legal front lines

In a departure from earlier Supreme Court decisions on abortion, Justice Alito's abortion opinion barely mentions medicine. This creates a perilous new legal reality for doctors, legal analysts say.

Revisiting The City’s Contract With SDG&E

The city of San Diego will soon negotiate a multi-billion dollar deal with a utility to provide gas and electricity to residents for years to come. Community advocates say this potentially lucrative agreement could be a significant source of revenue for the city. But, as KPBS science and technology reporter Shalina Chatlani finds, some are concerned that city leaders may be giving away too much. Plus: Your guide to Comic-Con’s offerings that are still available online, a new high in hospitalizations in the county and more local news you need. San Diego News Matters is KPBS’ daily news podcast. Support the show: https://www.kpbs.org/donate

Nurse Elisa Gilbert checks on a patient in the acute care COVID-19 unit at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Jan. 21. The highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus is putting a significant strain on health systems nationally, resulting in staffing shortages and changes in capacity strategies.

Americans get sicker as omicron stalls everything from heart surgeries to cancer care

Slammed by COVID-19, many U.S. hospitals have put off essential procedures. Delays are leading to consequences like heart attacks and sending people to emergency rooms to get care.

Roughly 35 bills are being proposed in 20 state legislatures that would limit or prohibit transgender women from competing in women's athletics. Above, athletes run in the Women's 400 meter final during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Wave Of Bills To Block Trans Athletes Has No Basis In Science, Researcher Says

Legislation in several states would limit or prohibit transgender women from competing in women's athletics. An expert on sex differences in athletes says the bills aren't rooted in science.

Linda Munson's youngest grandson, Daniel Gomez, 2, tries on an Oculus headset in her yard in Berlin, Conn. Playing different virtual reality games has become her family's regular Sunday activity, Munson said.

Virtual workouts spiked during the pandemic — and the trend is sticking around

During lockdown, gyms were out of the question. But some people felt more comfortable exercising at home, and companies hope to keep attracting new users by making VR apps more addictive and fun.

A photo of Hans-Joachim Bull's November 1990 picture with Angela Merkel, taken during Merkel's first campaign stop as a parliamentary candidate. Merkel chatted with Bull (far left, obscured behind another fisherman) and other fishermen in their hut. She asked about their concerns, and Bull and his colleagues told her they were worried about new European fishing quotas.

As Germany's Merkel steps down, those who guided her into politics remember her

Angela Merkel is stepping down after 16 years as Germany's chancellor. Earlier this fall, NPR caught up with some people who remembered her earliest days as a politician and reflected on her legacy.

A winter storm gathers off the coast of Sunset Cliffs in San Diego, Jan. 25, 2021.

What Can Oceanography Teach Us About Climate Change?

Author and oceanographer Kim McCoy combines science and adventure in his new book, "Waves and Beaches: The Powerful Dynamics of Sea and Coast."

President Biden speaks in October about the coronavirus pandemic and encouraged states and businesses to support vaccine mandates.

Federal court blocks Biden's vaccine mandate for federal workers

A federal judge in Texas has blocked President Biden's vaccine mandate for federal workers nationwide. The requirement had been in place since November.

How Shark Week became a cultural phenomenon

Shark Week, a Discovery Channel staple, is now more than 30 years old. Since it debuted, it has been ubiquitous. Celebrities, food shows, baby animals, brand extensions ... this thing is a machine.

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